History 57th festival

June 30 – July 8, 2023

Russell Crowe: The Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema went to actor and director Russell Crowe – two-time Oscar-winner and recipient of two Golden Globes.

Alicia Vikander: A Festival President’s Award went to Swedish actress Alicia Vikander.

Ewan McGregor: A Festival President’s Award went to actor, director, and producer Ewan McGregor.

Robin Wright: A Festival President’s Award went to American actress and director Robin Wright.

Awards

On July 8, 2023, the festival’s juries announced the awards for the best films of the 57th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The awards were presented during the festival’s closing ceremony.

Grand Prix - Crystal Globe
Blaga’s Lessons / Urotcite na Blaga
Directed by: Stephan Komandarev
Bulgaria, Germany, 2023

Special Jury Prize
Empty Nets / Toorhaye khali
Directed by: Behrooz Karamizade
Germany, Iran, 2023

Best Director
Babak Jalali
for the film Fremont
USA, 2023

Best Actress
Eli Skorcheva
for her role in the film Blaga’s Lessons / Urotcite na Blaga
Bulgaria, Germany, 2023

Best Actor
Herbert Nordrum
for his role in the film The Hypnosis / Hypnosen
Sweden, Norway, France, 2023

Special Mention
Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano
Directed by: Cyril Aris
German, Lebanon, 2023

Právo Audience Award
The Edge of the Blade / Une affaire d’honneur
Directed by: Vincent Perez
France, 2023

A complete overview of KVIFF award winners can be found in the final press release.

Statistics

In 2023, the 57th Karlovy Vary International Festival was attended by 10,989 accredited visitors, including:

9 085 visitors with a Festival Pas
423 filmmakers
942 accredited film industry professionals
537journalists

The festival sold a total of 123,517 tickets to 445 film screenings. Of the 185 films presented at the festival, 116 were feature-length fiction films, 28 were feature-length documentaries, and 41 were short films.

The films shown at the 57th KVIFF included 36 world premieres, 11 international premieres, and 5 European premieres. 188 screenings were personally introduced by a delegation representing the film’s creative team.

Daniela Kolářová: The Festival President’s Award for Contribution to Czech Cinema went to actress Daniela Kolářová.

Hlavní porota

Dora Bouchoucha, Tunisia
Patricia Clarkson, USA
John Nein, USA
Olmo Omerzu, Czech Republic / Slovenia
Barry Ward, Ireland